Matt Skinner Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Jacksonville, FL High School: Bolles School Height / Weight: 6-7 / 225 Position: LS Experience: RS Major: Pre-Business

Skinner Fact: Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2008-09.
Depth Chart Position: First-team long snapper

Overview: Top performer in the weightroom among special teams players for the 2009 spring practice...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2008-09...slated to start at long snapper; he should handle all the snapping...attended Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL, the same school that produced former Tiger All-America placekicker David Treadwell; also the same school that produced Wake Forest's Riley Skinner, but Matt is no relation to Riley...first Tiger to receive a scholarship out of high school as a long snapper.

2008: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: First-team all-state selection...#44 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com...played in the FACA Florida North-South All-Star game...played on the state championship team as a junior...started at offensive tackle, but he was recruited primarily as a long snapper...Super 24 player in Northeast Florida...first-team all-area selection by Florida Times-Union...coached by Corky Rogers...from the same school that produced Tiger All-America placekicker David Treadwell (1985-87)...National Honor Society member...recruited by Dabo Swinney and Billy Napier...chose Clemson over Wake Forest...born Sept. 14, 1989...majoring in pre-business.